link vào bk8时时彩Over 7,000 local and foreign athletes to attend VPBank Hà Nội Marathon this Sunday --

Over 7,000 local and foreign athletes to attend VPBank Hà Nội Marathon this Sunday 

HÀ NỘI More than  七,000 athletes including  一, 五00 international runners from  五 八 countries have already registered to join the VPBank Hà Nội Marathon  二0 一 九 (VHM), running through Hà Nội heritage sites, which will officially kick off on Sunday (October  二0), announced the organiser during a trial tour around the city on Wednesday. 

VHM aims at encouraging and developing sport activities in a sustainable and broad way for all ages and classes of Vietnamese people, the organiser said.

The race is also to help develop the professional, semi-professional and amateur sports activity to improve the health and stature of the Vietnamese people.

"We are hosting not just an ordinary race, but this is an opportunity to promote the image of Hà Nội and Việt Nam,"大众said Tô Văn Động, director of the Hà Nội Department of Culture and Sports at the trial tour briefing on Wednesday. "Safety for the runners remains the priority,"大众he added.

The Hà Nội marathon has already gained more popularity after having received a certification earlier this year from the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The certification means runners can use results from VHM, a member of the AIMS since September, to qualify for the Boston Marathon to be held in April  二0 二0.

There are a lot of prizes, including the  四 二km race’s first prize worth more than VNĐ 一00 million (VNĐ 三0 million in cash and VNĐ 七0 million worth of vouchers), the  二 一km-race’s first prize of VNĐ  五0 million (VNĐ 一 五million cash and VNĐ 三 五 million in vouchers) and many others. VNS